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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Senior becomes more reclusive, the limelight shifts to Junior and focuses on the wealth he will inherit. Does Junior like the limelight?

2. He meets Abby Aldrich near the end of his _____________ year.

3. Junior enters Brown University in what year?

4. The great trust begins to lose its legal battles. Their Indiana company receives a ___________ fine.

5. What has Standard Oil done with some records that have been requested by the court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the trust begins to lose its legal battles?

2. What happens when the Ohio Attorney General reading a book about trusts which includes a copy of Standard Oil's trust deed indicating that control of the Ohio company has been transferred out of state, in violation of its Ohio charter.

3. What happens after the assassination of McKinley?

4. Describe the Millionaire's Special.

5. Describe Junior in Chapter Nineteen.

6. What takes place in Junior's life in Chapter Thirty-three?

7. What deaths occur in Chapter Thirty-three?

8. What does John D. for William Rainey Harper? Why?

9. Describe life in the Rockefeller family in Chapter Thirty-two.

10. What is the Elkins Act? What is the purpose of a new cabinet department with a Bureau of Corporations? How does Standard Oil feel about this bureau?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John D. is philanthropic.

Part 1) What philanthropies does he support? How and why does he support them?

Part 2) What do critics say about John D.'s philanthropic activities? Why do they say this? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is this desire to help others instilled in John D.'s children? How do these Rockefeller organizations help people today?

Essay Topic 2

The Rockefellers emigrated from Europe.

Part 1) Describe the Rockefeller family prior to John D.'s birth. How is this information important?

Part 2) How does John D.'s upbringing impact his life? How does he compare to his parents and siblings?

Part 3) Could John D.'s future as a great businessman and the wealthiest man on the planet have been predicted from looking at his family? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Rockefellers lived in Ohio for many years.

Part 1) Describe these years in Ohio. What experiences did he gain while living in Ohio?

Part 2) Why did he move to New York? How might this move have changed his life and his family members' lives? Why?

Part 3) How important is where one is from to one's beliefs and behavior? Explain.

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